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Nowhere on the entire ATP World Tour is the doubles draw annually more intriguing than at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. In addition to the traditional doubles specialists, singles players--even the very top guys--often sign up for doubles in the desert.
For the most part it was a solid week at the Memphis Open for Americans, especially Donald Young and Sam Querrey. Both men reached the singles semifinals and Young also finished runner-up in doubles with partner Artem Sitak.
Click here to check out the latest photos from the Memphis Open & Rotterdam tennis tournaments .
A pair of blockuster quarterfinal lineups are on hand for Friday at the Memphis Open and the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. In Memphis, American fans will be treated to five of their own in action. In Rotterdam, among those still alive in the title hunt are Tomas Berdych, Gael Monfils, Stan Wawrinka, and Gilles Muller.
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Attempting to rank the year-end top 10 players from any country is a virtually impossible task--unless you do it in, say, something like September, October, or November. It's even more difficult in the case of the United States.
No American man has won a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick triumphed at the 2003 U.S. Open. No American man reached the fourth round of a major tournament in 2013. No American man finished 2014 in the top 15.
Sam Querrey ranked No 54 in the world and No 1 seed in the tournament took the win over Frederick Nielsen 7-6(5), 6-3. Local fan favorite No 2 seed in the tournament Tim Smyczek took the win over Nils Langer 6-3, 6-1. Smyczek commented about his match, "I was really happy with the way it went, he came out playing quite well, he was playing high risk tennis but I stayed with my game and it paid off."
The United States' record Davis Cup streak is alive. In 2015, Team USA will compete in the World Group for the 27th straight time dating back to 1989. No nation is enjoying a longer uninterrupted stay in the highest category of Davis Cup competition.
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team's competition against Slovakia in Chicago, this weekend, with world-whiparound telecasts at 5 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 12; 3 p.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. 13; and 1:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, Sept. 14.
For the second straight year at the U.S. Open, not a single American man reached the fourth round. The host nation's last hopes, Sam Querrey and John Isner, both bowed out of the tournament during second-round action on Saturday.
By the looks of things, Novak Djokovic's little summer vacation is over, and he's back at work. He leaves Sam Querrey still a little below the Top Fifty -- but at least Querrey seems finally to be going in the right direction.
Nick Kyrgios will get top billing in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday night at the U.S. Open. Perhaps CBS officials called for even bigger names during the day, and they got them. Joining Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in third-round action are familiar foes John Isner and Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Only three American men advanced past the first round of the U.S. Open, but all three are still alive following the first full day of second-round action. John Isner and Sam Querrey powered their way to routine wins on Friday, with Tim Smyczek still to play for a spot in the last 32.
The first full day of men's second-round action at the U.S. Open will take place on Thursday. Among those in action are former champions Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, who are still on a collision course for the quarterfinals. Djokovic is going up against Paul-Henri Mathieu while Murray is facing Matthias Bachinger.
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